THE Scot hopes to kick on from his breakthrough victory as he contests the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen.

Knox, 30, could have been forgiven for resting on his laurels after netting his first PGA Tour title in Shanghai on Sunday , carding a final round of 68 to hold off the likes of world number one Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson.

However, the Inverness has packed his bags for his fifth event of the Tour's 2015-2016 wraparound season as he eyes a place on the European Tour and a dream place in next year's Ryder Cup team.

Knox's victory in Shanghai powered Knox to third place in the US PGA FedEx Cup standings and caught the eye of European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke

However, he would have to join the European Tour to be eligible for the clash with the United States in Hazeltine.

Scottish golfer Russell Knox (Image: SNS Group)

Knox said: “Obviously, it’s going to be a goal of mine to make the European Ryder Cup team.

“But I have no idea where I stand or what I need to do to make the team. But I look forward to finding out and giving it a run.”

Knox began his campaign by missing the cut in the Frys.com Open in California, finished 38th in Las Vegas seven days later and then claimed a share of 21st in the CIMB Classic in Malaysia.

It was during the tournament in Kuala Lumpur that Knox discovered he would make his World Golf Championship debut the following week after initially being seventh reserve, meaning his wife Andrea had to spend most of the day at the Chinese embassy to arrange their visas.

Knox has been paired with Peter Malnati and Matt Kuchar for the first two rounds in Mexico.

Russell Knox (Image: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)

Malnati has become the fifth first-time winner in five events on the PGA Tour this season by claiming the weather-affected Sanderson Farms Championship on Monday.

Kuchar is making his first start of the PGA Tour season, although he did win the Fiji International last month, a week after helping the United States retain the Presidents Cup in Korea.

World number 16 Kuchar said: "I remember the course being a very good, demanding golf course.

"The thing that stands out most is how demanding a driving course this is. The fairways are plenty wide enough, but there seems to be a lot of holes where you have mangroves on either side so if you do miss a drive, it's a big penalty.

"Driving the ball well is a priority here and that's one of the strong suits of my game and kind of a reason I have done well here."